CONGRESS PONDERS NEW RAIL BILL

Congress is presently considering action on the Transportation Improvement Act of 1974 (TIA). The bill will provide for $2 billion in Federal loan guarantees governing rail operation; make it easier to abandon unprofitable rail lines; revise taxation, accounting and rate making procedures; authorize $35 million to design a national rolling stock scheduling to control system that will improve car utilization. The TIA is being described as a method to improve the regulatory climate and financial health of the whole rail freight system.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Authors:
  • McConnell, R M
• Publication Date: 1974-1-28

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 59
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 175
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Policy
• Old TRIS Terms: Government policies; Transportation improvement act
• Subject Areas: Economics; Policy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054633
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Canadian National Railways, Headquarters Library
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 18 1974 12:00AM